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Southern California Gas Company
No-Cost, Energy-Saving Home Improvements
SoCalGas® offers many ways in which income-qualified customers may improve the comfort of their home while conserving energy and saving money.
At no cost to the customer, SoCalGas®' Energy Savings Assistance Program offers qualified homeowners and renters improvement options like:
- Weather-stripping for doors
- Caulking
- Faucet aerators
- Low-flow shower heads
- Attic insulation
- Minor home repairs
- Furnace and water heater repair or replacement
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Southern California Edison
Do You Know the Difference Between a Surge Protector and a Power Strip?
Surge protectors and power strips both allow you to plug in several appliances into one location, but it's important for you to know the key differences. A surge protector will divert or suppress the extra voltage caused by power surges. It will help protect your electronic devices from electrical spikes. A power strip simply provides more outlets for a circuit.
Energy Safety Tips
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Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
Would You Like a Speaker for Your Next Meeting or Event?
The Sanitation Districts' Speakers Bureau provides speakers, at no cost, to come to your organization, business, or school and give presentations on their agency and the issues they face. Their most popular presentation is an overview of the Sanitation Districts, but they also provide more specific presentations on their wastewater, solid waste, and energy recovery programs as well as other topics.
To schedule a presentation, please contact Sanitation Districts here.
REMINDER: Due to significant unavoidable rising costs and the availability of alternate facilities and programs, the Palos Verdes Recycle Center (PVRC) will close permanently on March 31, 2015.
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West Basin Municipal Water D istrict
Water Conservation Plant Fairs at Home Depot
Save money and water with Home Depot and West Basin! Together, they are providing great discounts (3 for $10) on select varieties of low water-use plants. Participants will receive information on water-saving soils and high-efficiency irrigation technology. Help conserve during this drought by creating your own California friendly garden!
Dates and Locations Listed Here
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 City of Torrance
Upcoming FREE California Friendly Landscape Workshops
Become a more water-wise gardener, learning 6 ways to make your garden "California Friendly" at these upcoming workshops. The City of Torrance is hosting them on 3 different dates at West High School from 9am - 12pm. Register today for any of the following dates:
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L.A. Metro 
What is a Vanpool?
With gas prices rising, traffic congestion increasing, and energy resources dwindling, smart long-distance commuters are seizing the opportunity to turn an often costly and frustrating daily commute into a more pleasant experience. It's called vanpooling.
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ExpressLanes
The carpool lanes on the I-110 Harbor Transitway (between Adams Bl. and Harbor Gateway Transit Center) and the I-10 El Monte Busway (between Alameda St and I-605) have been converted to High-Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes, known as ExpressLanes. For the first time, these lanes are open to solo drivers for a toll. All drivers, including carpools, will need a FasTrak® transponder to use the ExpressLanes. Eligible carpools and vanpools with FasTrak will continue to travel toll-free. Motorcycles do not need a transponder. General purpose lanes will continue to remain toll-free.
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Staff Spotlight
Aaron Baum - Environmental Services Analyst
From the outside to the inside, Aaron has joined the SBCCOG Environmental Service Team as an employee in the position of Environmental Services Analyst. For the last 3 years Aaron has worked as a consultant Project Manager on both the SBCCOG's Local Use Vehicles (LUV) and Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) programs. A graduate of the USC Annenberg School of Communications with a stint at the Rand Corp. as well as years of consulting in the transportation and communications field, Aaron comes to the Team with a strong background in project management in the area of transportation and mobility.
We look forward as Aaron applies his experience and entrepreneurial energies - he's run a small food business - to revitalizing the Van Pool Program, working with the Outreach Team to spread the good word about environmental resources and to his contributions with new and exciting mobility projects that are taking place in the South Bay.
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Legislation Corner
Election 2015: Voter Message Clear on Hermosa Beach's Measure O, Unsettled on Redondo Beach's Measure B
When the dust settled on March 4th from elections of historic proportions in neighboring beach communities, this much was clear: It's time to move on in Hermosa Beach, and back to the drawing board in Redondo Beach.
By nearly a 3-to-1 margin, Hermosa Beach voters Tuesday rejected a plan to drill for oil and gas from the city's maintenance yard - an issue that has dogged the tiny, cash-strapped city for three decades and is unlikely to be revisted.
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| South Bay in the News
Call for Nominations for Metro South Bay Service Council
The SBCCOG is opening nominations to fill 3 expiring seats on Metro's South Bay Service Council, a representative group of user-oriented problem solvers who devote the time to really understanding transit service in general and the needs of the South Bay in particular. Our goal is to continue that representation by looking for nominees in the categories outlined above with diverse geographic representation from all parts of the South Bay.
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Poetry Slam and Climate Change Awareness Night
Green Ambasadors from Environmental Charter High School in Lawndale are hosting a Poetry Slam on Wednesday, March 25th from 4:30pm - 7pm featuring 9th and 10th grade students speaking out about social and environmental justice. Throughout the evening you can view informative exhibits and learn how to reduce your carbon footprint, as well as explore student art pieces related to energy, carbon footprints and climate change solutions. Flyer
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March 2015 Events & Workshops
Click Here to See a List of Upcoming Workshops & Events
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